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Jens Söring — German man convicted of double murder in the US, released and deported after 33 years
Jens Söring was convicted in 1986 of murdering the parents of an American judge in Virginia. The validity of his conviction was subsequently called into serious doubt. After 33 years in an American prison, he was released and deported to Germany in 2019.
Central Park Five: Five Innocent Teenagers Wrongfully Convicted
On the night of April 19, 1989, Trisha Meili was attacked and raped during a run in Central Park. Five innocent teenagers were wrongfully convicted — and exonerated 12 years later.
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